Staging the Past : Themed Environments in Transcultural Perspectives.

Popular representations of history are taking on new forms and reaching wider audiences. The search for usable pasts is branching out into active appropriations of history such as historical theme parks, housing developments, and live-action role play. Drawing on themed environments across the conti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schlehe, Judith
Otros Autores: Uike-Bormann, Michiko, Oesterle, Carolyn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript, 2014.
Colección:Historische Lebenswelten in populären Wissenskulturen/History in Popular Cultures.
Temas:
History in popular culture > Congresses.
Popular culture > Congresses.
Public history > Congresses.
Amusement parks > Congresses.
Historical museums > Congresses.
Amusement parks.
Historical museums.
Public history.
Histoire dans la culture populaire > Congrès.
Culture populaire > Congrès.
Histoire appliquée > Congrès.
Histoire > Musées > Congrès.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
Amusement parks
Historical museums
History in popular culture
Popular culture
Public history
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Popular representations of history are taking on new forms and reaching wider audiences. The search for usable pasts is branching out into active appropriations of history such as historical theme parks, housing developments, and live-action role play. Drawing on themed environments across the continents, the articles in this volume focus on how these appropriations bypass, are different from, or even contradict traditional as well as scientific modes of disseminating historical knowledge. Bringing together theorists and practitioners, they provide the basis for an interdisciplinary as well as.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (275 pages).
ISBN:9783839414811
3839414814

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